2014 Seat Mii emergency towing

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tips for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Correct sitting position for vehicle occupants . 6
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
General overview of the airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Central locking* and locking system . . . . . . . . 45
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sliding/tilting electric panoramic sunroof . . . . 53
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seats and head restraints
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 63
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 65
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Loading luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Engine management and exhaust gas
purification system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving along flooded roadways . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking sensor system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cruise control* (Cruise control system - CCS) . . 107
Safety Assist* (City Safety Assist function) . . . . 110
Hill driving assistant* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Trailer coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Advice
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Accessories, replacement of parts and
modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Care and cleaning the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . 125
Caring for and cleaning the vehicle interior . . . 131
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Checking and topping up the windscreen
washer reservoir with water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Towing and tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 186
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 188
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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Emergencies
Fire extinguisher
A fire extinguisher can be stored in a holder
in the passenger seat footwell.
The fire extinguisher must conform to legal
requirements, be ready for use and be
checked regularly. Check the certification
seal on the extinguisher. WARNING
Loose objects in the vehicle interior can be vi-
olently thrown in case of a sudden manoeu-
vre or braking and especially in accidents
causing serious injury.
● Secure or store fire extinguishers, first aid
kit, reflective vests and warning triangle se-
curely in the vehicle. Protecting yourself and securing the
vehicle
Fig. 121
Dash panel: Button for switching the
hazard lights warning system on and off. Always fulfil legal requirements for securing a
broken down vehicle. In a number of coun-
tries it is now obligatory, for example, to turn
on the hazard warning lights and use a re-
flective safety vest
››› page 170.
For your own safety and that of other passen-
gers, the following points should be ob-
served in the order given:
Park the vehicle a safe distance from
traffic and on suitable ground ››› .
Turn on the hazard warning lights with
the button 
››› Fig. 121.
Apply the handbrake firmly ››› page 89.
Put the gearbox lever in neutral or the
selector lever in position N ››› page 93.
1.
2.
3.
4. Switch off the engine and remove the
key from the ignition.
Have all occupants leave the vehicle and
move to safety, for example behind a
guard rail.
When leaving the vehicle, take all keys
with you.
Place an emergency warning triangle to
indicate the position of your vehicle to
other road users.
Allow the engine to cool and check if a
specialist is required.
When being towed with the hazard warning
lights on, a change in direction or traffic lane
can be indicated as usual using the turn sig-
nal lever. The hazard lights will be interrup-
ted temporarily.
Examples of when to use the hazard warning
lights:
● If the vehicles ahead suddenly slow down
or reach the end of a traffic jam, to warn the
vehicles behind.
● In case of an emergency.
● If the vehicle breaks down.
● When tow-starting or towing.
Always comply with the applicable laws re-
garding the use of hazard warning lights.
If the hazard warning lights are not working,
you must use an alternative method of »
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171Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety

Advice
● Note the instructions and information con-
tained in the Instruction Manual for the vehi-
cle to be towed.
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
● Accelerate gently and carefully. Avoid sud-
den manoeuvres.
● Brake well in advance than usual and brake
gently.
● Note the instructions and information con-
tained in the Instruction Manual for the vehi-
cle to be towed.
Emergency locking and
unlocking
Introduction The doors and rear lid can be locked manual-
ly and partially opened, for example if the key
or the central locking is damaged.
WARNING
Opening and closing doors carelessly can
cause serious injury.
● If the vehicle is locked from outside, the
doors and windows cannot be opened from
the inside.
● Never leave children or disabled people
alone in the car. They could be trapped in the car in an emergency and will not be able to
get themselves to safety.
●
Depending on the time of the year, temper-
atures inside a locked and closed vehicle can
be extremely high or extremely low resulting
in serious injuries and illness or even death,
particularly for young children. WARNING
Getting in the way of the doors and the rear
lid is dangerous and can lead to serious in-
jury.
● Open and close the doors and the rear lid
only when there is nobody in the way. CAUTION
When opening and closing in an emergency,
carefully disassemble components and then
reassemble them carefully to avoid damage
to the vehicle. Manually locking and unlocking the
driver door
Fig. 137
Driver side door handle with lock cyl-
inder As a general rule, when the driver door is
locked all other doors are locked. Unlocking
manually only opens the driver door.
● Unfold the key shaft if necessary
››› page 43 .
● Inser
t the key shaft into the lock cylinder to
unlock or lock the vehicle ››› Fig. 137
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Index
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driving with an automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . 96
Ecological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
starting on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving abroad Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Driving advice Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Driving in winter Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Windscreen washer bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driving tips For a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
E Ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
EDL See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
electrical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electrical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 172 Electric windows
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
see Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Electronic differential lock system (EDL) . . . . . . 104
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Emergency brake indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Emission control system Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engaging gears Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Engine Noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Environment Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Controlling function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
F Fastening seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fault Parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 106
Fault memory Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Faults Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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